It's been a whirlwind of a month and officially 6 weeks since we'd had a weekend at home together. Don't get me wrong, it's been a wonderful summer and great to see so many friends and family, but I for one was ready to just hang out with my boys. We had a fabulously lazy weekend. Going for walks, playing with Kieren, checking out our neighborhood farmer's market and eating a coconut cream pie! Yes, Jeff and I ate an entire pie this weekend... :) Jeff had asked me to make him a pie in lieu of a birthday cake. I was hesitant because I didn't think that I liked cream pies. Well, it turns out that I DO if they're not made with Jello & Cool Whip. :) Whipping cream, coconut milk and eggs means that the diet starts today...
Kieren has branched into some new foods lately too and it's the perfect time of year to be experimenting with fresh fruits & vegis (no coconut cream pie for him yet.) He'll eat most any fruit and tried blackberries from the farmer's market this weekend. I thought they might be a little tart for him but he seemed to like them. I also tried a spinach, basil & mozzarella combo that he took down with gusto! We hesitantly gave him the first spoonful, he mulled it over and then opened up for more. I'm not sure why I was so surprised... as evidenced by his physique, he likes to eat. :)
So where has the last month gone???
A bridal shower weekend in Portland and then the next weekend Jeff and I were both in Kendra & Felipe's wedding at Willamette Valley Vineyard. It was a beautiful day and a little nostalgic to get to walk down the aisle together....
Jeff did a hiking & fishing trip in the Strawberries with his dad & uncle while Kieren & I got some bonding time in with G-ma Melanie....
A trip to Lynden for a baby shower and some family time. 4 generations together and all of my Grandma K's 8 granddaughters were there which made it a special day...
An "auf Wiedersehen" party in Tillamook for Megan, Jeff's sister, as she moves to Germany for 2 1/2 years...
Whew! And there's been a steady progression in Kieren during all this. He's starting to get mobile and has been getting up on all 4's and rocking. He's not moving forward yet, but he IS moving and therefore into EVERYTHING! He likes to eat magazines and has definitely mastered the idea of "the grass is always greener." He wants whatever you have no matter what he has in his other hand. He's especially fond of cell phones, grocery lists and remotes and he's certainly a curious & persistent one...
So I titled this blog "Home?" partly because we've not been home much this summer and partly because we're in the process of getting a new one. We're set to close on a house this week and though this means many more projects and weekends eaten up with yard work and home repairs, we're all getting excited about having a space to call our own again.
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